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Change will only come by giving new voices a platform
ITV2’s Fresh season is giving people what they want by diversifying content, says Fraser Ayres
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Move News At Ten? It didn’t work last time ITV tried it
Kevin Lygo needs the right shows if things are to turn out differently, says Stephen Arnell
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PSBs must be free to provoke
The Brexit vote has shown public service broadcasters’ folly in chasing the centre ground, says Des Freedman
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ITV feels hip and funky again
The most tiresome aspect of being a professional columnist writing about TV is the sheer number of times you end up talking about the BBC.
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Kevin Lygo’s contemporary challenge
Director of TV has looked to the past to bring ITV bang up to date
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Historical accuracy is paramount in period drama
An obsession with weather and an ear for slang have helped Julie Summers ensure ITV’s WW2 drama Home Fires is authentic.
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Why The X Factor remains on song
Executive producer Richard Holloway explains why The X Factor remains part of the fabric of the nation, despite declines in ratings and reports of the show’s demise
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ITV: judging the Fincham years
Peter Fincham will step down as ITV director of television in March. Jake Kanter reflects on his legacy and what the future might hold for one television’s best leaders.
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Crunch time for The X Factor brand
Can Cowell and co woo back advertisers and undo the damage of this year’s lacklustre year, asks Manfred Abraham
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Don't kick ITV Sport for giving fans what they want
Coverage of the England v France friendly judged the mood perfectly on a match that brought people together, says Steve Williams
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Football should have come second in ITV’s coverage
Did ITV drop the ball in its coverage of this week’s suddenly momentous England v France friendly?
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How Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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Alex Graham: madness to strip BBC of formats
The former Wall to Wall boss responds to ITV’s call for a ban on formats on the BBC.
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Adam Crozier’s King Canute strategy
ITV boss cannot ignore the rising digital tide, writes Kate Bulkley
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ITV faces factual balancing act
Under pressure to evolve but heartland subjects seem to work best
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Things get political for C4 and ITV
Questions of privatisation and vertical integration tax broadcasters
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The battle for Sunday nights
Ben Stephenson’s departure and the end of Downton spell a new chapter for broadcasters vying for the week’s biggest drama slot, writes Stephen Arnell
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ITV is wrong to blame BBC for ratings woes
Jake Kanter dissects Adam Crozier’s claims the BBC is the source of ITV’s ratings slump.
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All eyes are on ITV’s results
Figures will reveal more than just profit and loss, says Kate Bulkley
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The Twitter verdict: Broadchurch series two
“Damn you, @ChrisChibnall, raising the bar for the rest of us… #Broadchurch”